Goju no To

[Machine Translation] The first film adaptation of Rohan Koda's literary works, starring Guts Ishimatsu. The heroine is former Morning Musume. The heroine is played by Keori Iida, formerly of Morning Musume! --In search of the ideal place to make pottery, Jubei Kataoka (Guts Ishimatsu) arrives in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture. Jubei lives there with his daughter Yui (Keiori Iida), who has returned from Tokyo after graduating from university. One day, Jubei hears from Rouen Shonin ( Takewaki Muga ), the abbot of Kumagaya Jokoin Temple, about a plan to make pottery for the five-story pagoda. Jubei temporarily accepts the order, but his broker, Busujima (Ichiro Ogura), and a female potter, Miyata (Sayaka Kuoto), protest against the unrealistic plan. As a result, Jubei became the production manager, assisted by Busujima. Busujima assists him. Selected potters from all over Japan gather in Goshogawara to start the project to create a five-story pagoda, but the project is repeatedly plagued by turbulence.

ガッツ石松主演、幸田露伴の文学作品を初映像化。ヒロインに元モーニング娘。の飯田圭織が出演!! ――理想の陶芸の地を求めて青森県五所川原市にたどり着いた片岡十兵衛(ガッツ石松)。十兵衛はそこで、大学を卒業して東京から戻ってきた娘の有衣(飯田圭織)と二人暮し。ある日、五重塔の陶器を作るプランを熊谷常光院の住職老円上人(竹脇無我)より聞きつける。十兵衛が一時は受注を受けるも、非現実なプランに仲買人の毒島(小倉一郎)や女性陶芸家の宮田(久遠さやか)が反発。結果的に、老円上人の決定により、十兵衛が制作主幹。毒島がアシストすることになる。日本中から選りすぐりの陶芸家が五所川原に集結し、五重塔制作プロジェクトはスタートするが、度重なる波乱に見舞われていく。